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Table 2 Bacterial, fungal and viral strains used in this study

From: The modified Gingyo-san, a Chinese herbal medicine, has direct antibacterial effects against respiratory pathogens

Microorganism

Description

Gram-positive bacteria

Staphylococcus aureus JCM2874

Quality control strain for susceptibility test, Methicillin-susceptible

Staphylococcus aureus N315

Methicillin-resistant S. aureus

Streptococcus pneumoniae ATCC49619

Quality control strain for susceptibility test, penicillin-susceptible

Streptococcus pneumoniae 19F

Clinical isolate, penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae, serotype 19F

Streptococcus pyogenes JCM5674

Type strain

Enterococcus faecalis ATCC29212

Quality control strain for susceptibility test

Bacillus subtilis ATCC6633

Control strain for various assays

Gram-negative bacteria

Escherichia coli ATCC25922

Quality control strain for susceptibility test

Escherichia coli C

Host of bacteriophage φX174

Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC27853

Quality control strain for susceptibility test

Haemophilus influenzae ATCC49247

Quality control strain for susceptibility test

Serratia marcescens ATCC13880

Type strain

Fungi

Candida albicans ATCC10231

Quality control strain for various assays

Bacteriophage

 

 φX174

Virulent phage for E. coli C